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The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03
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eyes, Pm from Dakota" he sale
meekly, as he got into conversation with
a man on an Eastern train.
"Ah, is that SOP l am thinking OF
going out there myself to invest in some
farming land"
"We have some very fine land"
80 l understand, but are not some
of the stories they tell of its fertility ex.
aggerated.
"Why, my friend, I am sorry to say
some of them are downright untrutns. II
That's what I thought. Now what
is the most remarkable instance of the
fertility of Dakota soil which ever came
under your observation?'
"Well, / believe the case of my pump
might go at the head eIhs4iss
s--E9ES-~~
az dug a we'll about :
the first season / was trty feet deep
was made out of q small co han,apr,z
which was a little green, and the soil al
the bottom of that well, forty feet from
the surface, was so fertile that the pump
took root, and it also grew up and
branched out, and now while my chill
dren play in a swing attached to one o
the branches ! pump water through TIT
hole which still remains in the, trunk
dakota Bell.
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"Don't ask me to go to church with
you again, said % Minneapolis citizen to
his wife; sit won't do you any good"
"Why not, John?"- she asked. "Don't
you enjoy the sermon?"
enjoy the sermon." he repeated.
"Why the preacher kept boomb;n' St.
Paul, an never said a word about Min
neapolis. "-ToLsdo Con-. perciaL.
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A French exchange states that upon
the approach of a storm the summit of
the Puy-de-Dome is visited in sue.
cession by hosts of gnats, winged ants,
and swallows. 1t is well known that
the latter are attracted by the ants, but
whence the ants and gnats come is Q
mystery. The insects often arrive in
such numbers as to cover the floors OF
the observatory, where they are crushed
by the million.
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T1DIES, DEPARTMENT..
4 Fatal Defest.

aasband (who has been looking at q
s5,,se. to wife)-Bat why don'tyou like
III houscg 1t has two large parlors, a
,osy library and drawing room, q beau
i'll dining room, three bath rooms,
IA tie kitchen arrangements are per-
isal, and the rent low.
wife (shaking her hcad) Only seven
III closets, John.-[New York Sun.
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Ur ~ wf nffoFf n
SCoTT's EMULSION of Col Liver Oil with
Hypt p~'losphites, is unequalel. TIE rapidity
with which children gain flesh and strength
upon it il very wonderful. Read the follow
ing: II have used Scott's Emulsion in cases of
ricketts, and Marasmus of long standing, and
have been more than pleased with the results,
as inevery case the improvement was marked
j. NJ. MAIN. M. D.. New York.
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1.-The leprous d;stilment, who's, effect

HOLDS sucn al enmlty WIN bIOoI OF man,
That, swift as quicksilver, it con es through
The natural gates and alleys of the body"
and cause the skin to become "barked about,
most lazar-like, with vile and loathsome
crust Such are the effects OF d seased AMI
morbid BILE, the only antidote 10: which is
to cleanse and regulate the liver an otit e adj
mirabiy performed by Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery
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Not many sounds in life (tnd l include all
urban and all rural sounds exceed IN interest
n knock at the door. 1t "gives a very ecfo 10
the throne where Hope is seated" But its
issue seldom answers to this oracle whit is
so seldom hat just the person we want to
see comes.
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DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" per-
fectly and permanently cures those diseases
pecul ar to females. 1t is tonic and II, irvine,
effe-tually ~allaying and curing those sickea-
'ng sensations trat affect the stomach and
heart. through reflex action. The fackache
and 'dragg:ng-down'' sen :ations all disappear
under the s.re gthening effects of this great
restorative. By druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

He who is sympathetic has his entrance into
all hearts, and is the solver of all human
problems. To him is given dominion where
he thinks to serve; and the love which h. gives
without stint, as without ca 'culatiou, he re-
ceives back without measure, as without con-
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

The Electrical World says there are
twenty-three towns in this country in
which electric railways are in actual OPP
Grafton,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

Mr.. John Ro,f. Champion Bicyclist o. the
world, living at Sydney, Australia, says:
After riding loo miles against time, st.
JacobsOil removed ali FATIGUE and pains.N
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

All Assoc alto S of Base Ball Players use st.
Jacobs o fol ~sprains, bruis S, pains and ath s.
Indeed all a h.etic clubs and individual mem
bers use it for tie same.
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wasnervvomen OF Paris.

Although about ten thousand wash
mo machines have been invented in
America and hundreds of agents are
eoina about industriously disposing Of
them to weary and confiding housewives
u labor saving contrivances, washing
continues to be about as laborious an
sccupation as ever, which none but the
most muscular of the sex are able to en-
aasc. It is q singular fact that washing
machines find no market in Paris. There
NE women who pursue washing as an
o~eenpation do it in quite O primitive way
pathering on the banks of the Seine and
asing rough stones to rub the garments
ID, after ~saturating them in the river
hna applying a quantity of soap. Others
tre housed in great double deck boats
moored to the shore, the lower deck
ig devoted to tho washing and the up-
eruscd for drying purposes. Glance in
ID { craft Of that description as you pass
bY on board one of those swiftly gliding
paekets--the onlnibuses of the Seine
snd you will see strong, muscular women
igorously rubbing garments on boards,
bit 40 washir g macllincs.-[Siftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

Diphtheria and scarlet fever are much
more destructive everywhere than is
SMALLPOX.
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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A process has been devised for manu-
featuring a pulp and a paper from asbes-
tos fibre that will resist the action of
fire and water, and will absorb no mois-
ture.
Photography is suggested as a means
of disclosing symptoms of disease before
they are otherwise perceptible. In erup-
tive disorder; its use is particularly prac-
ticable.
Professor Samson, a French biologist,
concludes that the use Of animals is more
economical than that of steam engines in
cases where the power required does not
exceed that of twenty horses.
According to the United States census
of 1870, of the total steam and water
power employed 4s. 1s per cent. was
water. In 1880 the percentage of water
power had decreased to IS. 80 per cen.
From this it will be seen that waite.
power is fast falling behind in the race
~Irregularity of the pulse is not an
alarming symptom, as many suppose.
In a lecture to the Royal College OF
Physicians, London, DR.. w. H.. Broad
bent stated that it may occur in perfect
health up to extreme old age. Another
common error is the belief that the ten
sion Of a mans pulse may indicate the
vigor of his body or mind.
An English experimenter finds that,
contrary to the general opinion, a growth
of ivy over a house renders the interior
entirely free from moisture; the Ivy cx-
tracts every possible particle of moisture
from wood, brick or stone for its own
s~ustenance, by means of the tiny roots,
which work their way into even the hard
est stone.
The great temple of Karnak, at
Thebes, Egypt, contains the oldest DO
tanical work in the world. 1t is sculp-
tured on the walls, and represents
foreign plants brought home by TLotmes
III. from a campaign in Arabia. Not
only is the plant or tree shown, but the
leaves, fruit and seedpods are illustrated
separately, after the fashion of modern
botanists.
The reason of 'the sun putting out q
fire" is thus explained: At the time OF
day when the sun shines into a room the
fire is often allowed to get dull, and the
SUMS rays warm and raj ely the air in
the room as much as the fire warns the
air passing over it up the chimney.
Hence the draught ceases, and the fire
goes out. To remedy the inconvenience
open the d = - to let the
warm air OUT anu cors-
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

The vanity of human life is like a river, con-
stantly passing away. yet constantly coming
on,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

That which scemeth most casual and subject
to fortune, is yet disposed by the ordinance
of God.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

Young men OF middle aged ones, suffering
should send 10 cents in stamps for illustrated
book suggesting sure me ms OF cure. Address,
Worli's DispPnsary Medical association, 663
Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
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Far Ricketts,, Marasmus, and Wasting DIS.
nrhnrs nf Children.

The worth of a state in the long run is the
worth of the individuals CONFUSING il.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

If our souls be immortal. this make album
dant amends for the 1railit.es OF life d the
offerings of this STATE.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03
what sort or Girls Are Lovable.

What Sort on Girls Are Lovabfes
What kind of girls are lovable2n
esks a1 old bachelor sternly, in the Bos-
oa Globs. .sThat, good sir, depends a
peat deal upon what kind Of person is
going 70 love them.n Here is q rather
pfatsy summing up from the thought
aud sxperience-of a person who has
pFeein being in some sort a connoisseur
i l~oYabiity Tho gifts that are Iowa
6te ssys he, ssarc these: Girls without
IL undesirable love Of liberty and craze
eor indiyiduallsm; girls who will let
lHsEEselvcs be guided; girls who have
lbe hIial sentiment we'll developed, and
Mhn feel the love OF a daughter for the
selnsn who acts as their mother; girls
Wig know that every day and all day
ahg can not be devoted to holiday max
lng without the Intervention of duties
ssgo cr less irksome; girls who, when
an gather them, accept their r ses
RlEa1 frank and girlish sincerity OF pleas
Es md when they arc denied, submit
without rspining to the inevitable hard
Ehks of circumstances-these arc the
irlA whose companionshIp gladdens and
Aqes fot Cypress Or distract the old,
those sweetness and ready submission to
kha reasonable control of authority make
~ pleasant and their charge 8 light
those whose care they are.n
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M.Erlifsss,s.ss Nest.

A protsssiC T1}psr SAID to a De,
troit Free p representative:
"TA bet cast-iron dog you can't
imagine hoy ne common, plain bumble-
bee shows ore good sense in building
his house tfNan half the humans. But he
docs if, all the samc-or, maybe l better
say she does it; because, unless I'm mis-
taken, tbf female does all the work.
She bq $abssHway down intsrgg,sy' rotten
ri 5f fad sSes, Sc a burrowpt tut a foot
;1a were ere who ow6,a$ corvsaerablsb-takipo
steaSd SEES, whatever. To us
caSfsseett. matter. -AnaASarxtnd shaving
away very 9a~~woods so as
not to litter the ground near the nest,
and when the bottom is reached she lays
ssr egg. E.:e makes a little flooring out
Of gum and sawdust on Top q this egr
and ON that flooring she lays ansther
egg and so on until the burrow IS 1uii,
leaves Nature to hatch the young.
Nov it has taken her probably three
weeks between the laying of the first egg
and the closing up Of the door, and
naturally the egg that was laid first-the
bottom eyg-will be the first enc
hatchei. But as the top egg is keeping
the doorway how can the bottom one
get out2'
"The old lady is no fool and while
she is at work she has been turning this
thing over in her head, and the first
thing she does after closing up the dool
is TO measure down the outside OF the
stump to the bottom of the burrow ano
bore another hole there. When the hrs
egg is Matched the young bee steps out
at the lower doorway. When the mex
one comes to life he breaks through thu
sawdust floor md goes out the same way
and SO on to the very last man. The.
amt much on honey nor fur-bumble
bees sin't-but they're brainy.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

Mercy more b. comes a magistrate than the
" ndietive wrath which men call justice.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03
alabriar Marriags Ceremony.

MU| 8=E
sAlabriAn 1~farriags Ceremony.
y Italian contemporary describes fhe
sEsek ~oolonios which exist in many
q Calabria. They were oriaaally
isfneats III the Albanians andsEp
Who about three centuries ago,
ea ths Adriatic sen and founded
aaN homes on italian soil. They have
A's1ssxea tho Crock languages, though
aaasNiakt corrupted, until the present
and they sin rctain many OF their
faa customs. a marriage II one ct
'Hss colonies hes several old Greek
ea % THE wedding DAY th'
accompanied hy tFoop 2
!'isn carrying ] banner appear
brides house. md knock
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Live JsweIs.

ALI old families I'M Carthagena, writes
correspondent from New Granada,
eHth America, have mohM
s, their f~ormersiayes or their aes-
whom no wages are paid
Nho i've iii the lowest story OF the
Aousa md provide for themselves IN some
myssrious way. The young ladies make
panlces oFsweetmeats, which are taken
Dbl eli trays by the servants and sold.
rs money obtained IN this way IS faith
AIls banded to the senorita OF the house,
d purchases the delicate fabric and
RIBBONS for the new dress, as she
l notanakc her appearance in the enc
psslausly worm. How lovely these
rsssss aro ornamented at night with
e~arullos (koo.kooo-yosl, the iarge
biiIlian FREELY Of the ~jungles Of tbs
6tsfior. When the cacullo is lively = Z
nosE beautiful Of jewels in effect. 4
III Are IS waYed at The edgepf ths
where the caculic lives. Tn
Sle aoek to the light and arc easily
Asoeksd down into the grass, from
ehes thsy arc picked up and put init
nt of sugar cane, where they ge
d. aud lively and are ready for use whei
Vsnged. The effect produced By trim
Il null dress with ~caculIos, Whicl
I strong and uniform light Of e
cent, greenish character, y yer!
iag. Young ladies attach two 2
cacullosto i knot ofhair at the bacl
p liead. After the ball these jewel
"a eaEefulIy reimprisoned in the sugar
7ils until wanted again.
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THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Health, Ranas.

Todisinfect a house, isumigate by burn
ing sulphur or tar; then WhiteWash and
paint.
For iniamed eyes use the juice Of the
strawberry after being strai nee and set
tied.
A vegetable acid, such as lemon juice,
or cider, is said to be a sure specific for
most cases of scarlet fever.
A mote may be removed from the eye,
or tue pain at least alleviated, by put
ting a grain of faxsced under the lid.
A tea made of chestnut leaves, and
drank in the place of water, is said to
have cured many obstinate cases Of
dropsy.
DR.. E.more Palmer of Buffalo, N. Y,
says: Let us hold fast to that which is
good" and among the good things he
reckons catnip tea for anything; onion
syrup for coughs and colds; weak I've
for sick stomach; infusion Of common
black tea for sore eyes; soft soap and
white pine gum for boils and felons.
Any kind of a bath, or any other process
that will produce a general pempiration,
and thus bring about a reaction, will
cure o cold. Simply inhaling fresh air
largely, by deep inspirations, is sufficient
to nip an nc:pient cold in the bud.
The very simple remedy of common
salt has cured many cases of fever and
ague. A ~teaspoonful taken in water,
and a t%easpoonful deposited inside each
stocking, next to the foot, as the chill is
coming on. This comprises the whole
of the treatment.
Much has been recently written on
the subject of premature loss of hair,
and the belief seems popular that wear
ing tall and other styles of stiff hats, is a
potent and common cause. DR.. Fox,
the eminent specialist, has said that
there are cases of inevitable badness be.
ginning as q small spot upon the top of
the head. or going up from the FORE
head, and in which the only thing
which could be done was to make the
best of it. He doubted whether any
sty.,e of hat ever had anything to do
with the causing of badness. In very
many cases tho cause has not been ex.
planned.
DR.. Brown -sequard has recently
written onetSa subject of Catching
Cold" andOC ption He considers
the naoha be the specially
WAYS r,nevcnt s'colds"
One has only to
And 3 parts and destroy their
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

blowing a stream Of cold air, by means
of a bellows or elastic bag, upon the
neck, and by emersing the feet in cold
water. The air is at frs only slightly
cool, hut is each day p(te colder, UNI
til the neck can II Arctic blast or
blizzard. Tb~ 4 which the feet
are Immersed A'o1e colder daily,
startine gees Fahr,, and
gradually j -38S degrees Fair.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03

Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses
of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-09-03
GuRES III HuM0Rs.

from a common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, "Feyer-sores,"
caused by bad blood are conquered by this
powerful, purifying, and invigorating rnedi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence. Especially has 1T mani
tested it's potency in curing letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Boils, C~arbuncles, Sore Eyes. Scrof-
ulous Sores and SwelIings, Hip-joint Disease,
"White SWelIings,'' Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for O large Treatise, with colored
plates, IN Skin Diseases, or the same amount
fra Treatise dasfa on s J d ~ Affections.
MFOR the BLOUD rs THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DR.. Pierce'g
Golden Medical Discovery, ard good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health will be established.
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nSclncE.a-i m, o
lsEOR THE BL0Ub rs TIE lIEE.''
CONSUMPTION

CONSUMPTION,
which is ScrofuIa ofthe Lungs, is arrested
and cured by this remedy. if taken in the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
vicious power over this terribly fatal disease,
when first Offering this now world-famed rem
edy to the public, DR.. Pierce thought seriously
of calling it his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
q medicine which, from its wonderful COM
bination of tonic, or strengthening, Alternative.
or blood-cleansing, anti-bilious, pectoral, and
nutritive properties, is u~nequaied. not only
as a remedy for Consumption, but for all
EsHsrOnic Diseases of the
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~ m - &8 . day. samples worth Si.So FRBR
EA Lines not undsR tho horses fest Address
@aH BREWsTERss SAEgTy REla HQLpEE. Hoily Mich
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T1ALMs, BUSINESS COLLEGE, PhiIad elphia. Terms
4 only SaU. Situations furnished. Write for circular.
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Blood. and Lunus.

Tor Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Bron-
chitis, Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kindred
affections, it is an efficient remedy.
for $500.
~ Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce's
book on Consumption. Address,
Worlds Dispsnsary Medical Association,
663 Main Sc, BUFFALO, NJ. z.
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- FINE Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hogs,
~ Dogs for sale. Catalogues with i1
engravings free. n. P. Boyer & Co.. Coatesviiie, "a.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-03

SptcluI W tue GlOUe.
MANKATo, Mimi, April 2.-The Demo-
cratic city convention was called to order
at p. In. to-day by City Chairman Him.
mllman, who was then elected president of
the meeting. The convention proceeded to
nominate Hon. A. Il. Pau for mayor by
reclamation. and w. b. Davis for recorder
MeSSrS. Pau and Davis were then brought
before the convention and both made en-
thusiaStic speeches. The delegates came
together eXnecting 10 nominate Hon. j. F.
Meagher, but few minutes before the
time of the assembling of the convention
Mr.. Meagher announced that it would be
impossible for HIM to accept the nominal
ton, and the convention at once nomi-
mated Mr. Pau by reclamation. The
nomination is conceded OH all sides
to be a strong one. The presi-
dent appointed the following city
committee: First ward, John Scheiman;
Second ward, Charles Macbeth; Third
ward, Casper Waltz; Fourth ward. c. F.
Halleman. This makes the third ticket in
the field. and as consequence, there is
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resent at the scene of the murder, and
that Leavitt is the guilty party. 70 this
end several witnesses have thus far testified
as to Arensdorf'S whereabouts at the exact
time Of the shooting, and they agree pretty
well with each other. But the fact remains
that Aid. r. Il. Grady and Street Commits
siOner Scotland saw and talked to ArenS-
dorf at Junk's place not to exceed fifteen
minutes before the murder, as their sworn
testimony shows. Then Leavitt and Bis
lnarck aglee in their statements. and their
evidence so far has not been impeached
To-day William Scott swore that he was
waiter at Shepard's on the night of the MUIR
der and that Arensdorf was there when he
left at 1910. II. A. Lyon swore that
after he had been at the scene of the mur-
der twenty minutes or more, Arensdorf
came up from the east So it will be seen
that there is much conflict of testimony, and
each succeeding witness adds to the tangle.
The defense expects to get in its testimony
by Monday night. and there is more talk
now than ever that they rely more on a
disagreement of the jury than on the case
they will make. Bets are offered on the
street that there
WILL BE NO CONVICTION,
and your reporter heard crowd talking to-
day where it was stated that there were
surely three men who could be influenced.
Rumors fly thick and fast of night meetings
of friends of the defense. and parties
who should not be seen under such cir
cumstances. 1t is told that one juryman said
on the evening of the day that Mrs. Had
dock tainted in the courtroom that she was
brought there by the prosecution, and the
whole matter arranged SO as to influence
the sympathy of the jury. AS he has been
previously noted, G. w, Schmidt was ex-
pected to swear positively that he saw
Leavitt fire the shot. but when he came on
the stand to-day he would only state that
1t was not Arensdorf and that he thought it
was Leavitt. Schmidt is the man who was
taken by County Attorney Marsh before a
notary last November and statement de-
manded, but who refused TO answer aques-
ton put to him. He was then put in jail a
few hours and that evening made and
swore to statement. after much persua-
sion, that he thought Leavitt was the man.
Great things have been expected of this wit
hess, but were not realized.
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Institute at Detroit.


DETROIT, April 2.-The state teachers
institute for Becker county has been in ses-
sion during the past week at Detroit under
charge of Prof. G. W. c. Hyde, of the st.
Cloud Normal school. and Mrs. E. K.
JaQues of Minneapolis. Over sixty teach
ers have been in attendance and the inter-
est has been marked. During the entire
week entertainments were given each even
ing in the opera house. On Monday even
ing Rev. E. |. McKeever lectured upon
The Growth of the Common School Sys-
tenn" Tuesday evening was devoted to an
exhibition OF work by the teachers and
pupils of Detroit. On Wednesday evening
Rev. John Allison, of Scott county. deliv-
cred to large and apprecative audience his
lecture on the Yosemite Valley" On
Thursday the evening was spent with
Whittier and his works. The institute has
been of incalculable benefit to our people.
for it has awakened an interest in the schools
that has hitherto been unknown. Supt.
f. B. Chaplin has worked earnestly for the
success of the institute. and is entitled to
no small degree of credit. He is an efficient
official and devotes his whole time to his
work, even to the sacrifice of his other in
terests. Prof. Hyde and Mrs. Jaoues leave
for Warren, Marshall county, where thew
conduct an institute during the coming
week.